Door kick-out device



June 2, 1931. L B.` FLYNN 1,808,458

DOOR KICK-OUT DEVICE Filed June 22, 1929 s? T'Tmrlu IN1/EN k. Jaim /7 Z0 /0 \f i Patented June 2, l

UNITED" s.fr.Ar-iw* ESA PATENT OFFICE.

A JOHN n. F'LYNN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AssI'eNon To TERnsTEnT MANUFACTURING- COMPANY, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MICHIGAN noon'IrICK-OUT DEVICE Appliation Meerane 2a,

This invention relates to a door 'kiek-out device. y v

After the latch bolt in the door latch of the automobile door has beeny retracted, it is often very diiiicult to open the door.' In some' instances the door sticks so tightly that it must actually be kicked by the foot or knee to open it. The initial resistance of the door is due not only to the fact that the door often lits tightly into the door frame, but also to the fact that it is common practice to mount upon the door appropriate dovetails for giving greater rigidity to the body proper.

It is the obJect of this invention to overcome this initial difficulty of opening the door and this has been achieved by associating with the door latch mechanism means which will be actuated after the door latch mechanism has been placed in a position to permit opening of the door to impart an opening impetus to the door.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows the trigger device associated with a remote control type of door latch.

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and shows ,the position of the trigger when the door is in locked position.

Fi 3 is a section similar to that of Fig. 2 showing theposition of the trigger after the latch bolt has been retracted to release the ings wherein is shown a speci c embodimentof the invention, the door, whichma be referenced 1, has mounted thereon t e latch which may be generally designated 2. The latch has a reciprocable bolt 3 which in this instance is arranged to be retracted either by a remote control generally designated 4, or

`the outside door handle 4a. The latch bolt is arranged to engage behind a striker 3a which is mounted upon a suitable support 4a which in this instance is the body pillar.

The latch consists of the front plate' 5 which' has struck therein suitable guide` lugs 6 for the bolt 3 and of the selva'ge plate v7 which 1929. Serial No. 372,856.

has struck therein a suitable guide lug 8 for the bolt 3.l The bolt 3 is arranged to be retracted by the remote control 4 or the outside door handle 4a against the usual bolt spring 9. The bolt has stamped integral therewith the two spaced lug abutments 10 'and 11.

The front plate has struck therein the ears 12 which carry the pin 13 uponv which is mounted the trigger member 14. The trigger member 14 is shaped like a bell crank having the arm portion 15 and heel 16. The arm 15 is arranged to engage the lug abutment 17 on the striker 3. The heel 16 of the trigger is arranged to engage between the lug abut-- ments 10 and 11.

The operation of the kick-out device is nicely brought out inthe iigures. In Fig. 2 the latch bolt 3 is in lockingengagement with the striker 3a and at this time the remote control 4 is in the position shown in the full lines in Fig. 1, and the trigger 14 is held secure against rattling by the lug abutment 11 which engages the heel 16 of the trigger.

Y When the remote control 4 has been rotated to the position indicated in the dotted `lines 18 (Fig. 1), the latch bolt is released from behind the striker catch as shown in Fig. 3,

and the trigger 14 is in the same position as 1 in Fig. 2 although the lug abut-ment 11 has been retracted from theheel 16 of the trigger 14 and'this heel 16 is now in engagement with the lug abutment 10 of the latch bolt 3. As yet the trigger 14 has not served to throw the door open'. f

As the remotecontrol 4 leaves the position shown by the dotted lines 18 (Fig. 1') and moves toward the position indicated by the dotted lines l19 (Fig. 1), the lug abutment 10 of the latch bolt 3 engages theheel 16 of the trigger member 14 and causes the trigger to pivot about the p-in 13. At this time arm 15 of the trigger 14, which acts as a lever, enga-ges the abutment 17 of the striker as` at 20 and serves* to kick-out the. door towards the opened position and the bolt 3 past the safety catch 21 of the striker.

It is evident from the above description that there is here produced a. kick-out device that is simple in operation and yet effective to vthrow-out the door and therebyovercome' the initial diiculty encountered in door opening.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a vehicle door or the like, of a bolt having v spaced lugs for holdin the Vdoor closed, of means for moving sai bolt to a position to permit opening of the door, and of a trigger having a or- -bolt a utment to o n the 'door upon actuament to kick-out the door upon actuation of tion projecting between said lugs and aving a lost lay connection with said bolt lugs whereby t e bolt is moved to a position to permit openin of the door before said trigger is engag by one of said lugs to throw out -the door.

2. The combination with a vehicle door or the like7 of a bolt having a pair of spaced lugs, of means for retracting said bolt to permit opening of the door, and of a trigger having a heel portion" arranged to have a lost play connection with said lugs whereby when the retracting means are actuated one of said lugs engages said trigger heel to actuate the tri er to throw out the door after the bolt has geen retracted to a position to permit opening of the door.

3. The combination with a door latch having a bolt with an abutment and arranged to lock the door and means for moving the bolt to a position to permit opening of the door, of means arranged to be engaged by the said abutment to open'the door upon actuation of said means for moving the latch bolt.

4. The combination with a door latch having a bolt with an abutment and arranged to lock the door and means for moving`the bolt to a position to permit opening of the door, of pivoted means arranged to be engaged by the said abutment to open the door upon actuation of saidymeans for moving the latch bolt.

n 5. The combination with a door latch having a bolt arranged to engage a striker to lock the door and means for moving the bolt to a position to permit opening of the door, of swingable means separate from the aforesaid means arranged to engage the said striker to open the doorupon actuation of the said means for moving the latch bolt.

6. The combination with a door latch hav- Y ing a bolt with an abutment and arranged to engage the striker to lock the door and means for moving the bolt to a position to ermit opening l of the door, of pivoted -kick-out means separate from the aforesaid means arran ed to engage the striker and the said the said means for moving the latch bolt.

8. The combination with a door latch having a spring pressed bolt with a pair of spaced lugs, the said bolt arranged to engage a striker to latch the said door, and means for retracting the said bolt to permit opening of the door, of 'a trigger having a heel portion arranged to roject between the said lugs and a lever portlon'arranged to fulcrum on the said keeper whereby when the latch bolt is retracted the heel of said trigger is engaged by one of the said bolt lugs to pivot the said trigger wherebythe lever end'of the trigger fulcrums on the said keeper to open the door. I

9. The combination with a door latch having a spring pressed bolt and a pair of spaced lugs, means for retracting the said bolt to permit opening of the door, a pivoted trigger having a heel portion projecting between the said lugs, and a lever portion arranged to engage the said keeper, a stop for limiting the pivotal movement of thesaid tri ger when the bolt is projected, oneyof the olt lugs engaging the heel of; said trigger to yielda'bly hold the said trigger against 'the stop to prevent rattling of the same when the bolt is projected, andthe other ofsaid lugs arranged to engage the heel of the said trigger as the bolt is retracted to throw the door open after the bolt has been disengagedl from the keeper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN B. FLYNN.

- Ime tion of the aforesald means for moving the latch bolt. 1

7. The combination ,with a door latch having a bolt with an abutment and arranged to engage a striker to lock the door and means for movin the bolt to a position to permit 'opening o the door, of a trigger member engaging-said abutment and urged into engagement with the striker by the bolt abut- 

